Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1902 — COUNCIL MEETING. [ARTICLE]

COUNCIL MEETING.

The city council met in regular session Monday evening. Philip Blue asked permission to tap the Ruston street sewer. Referred to street committee. The light and water committee was instructed to make a contract with A. Wood worth for water for street sprinkling purposes at the old rate. An ordinance was adopted directing the clerk to prepare at once a duplicate showing all assessments for street purposes and to turn same over to the city treasurer for collection. Heretofore these taxes have been col lected by the county treasurer and this step is taken to avoid the cost of collection. The matter of giving smokeless coal a test at the city plant was referred to the light committee $750 was ordered transferred from the corporation to road fund. An order was made that the warrant issued to T. J. Saylor & Co. for street improvements, and not paid for want of funds, be cancelled and that new orders be issued to take its place as follows: One order for $2,000, one for $332.47; and two for $330 each, all bearing 6 per cent interest from date of protest Judges and inspectors f r the city election were appointed as follows: First ward—lnspectors, C. J. Dean, H. J. Kannal; judge, C. D. New, Is. Second ward—lnspectors, H. B. Murray, C. C. Warner; judge, D A. Stoner. Third ward—lnspectors, E A. Aldrich, Jacob Wilcox; judge, L Strong. The following claims were allowed:

CORPORATION FUND. John Egei>ouayor sl2 00 C. J. Dean, councilman 1200 11. J. Kannal, “ 12 00 I. J Porter, “ 12 00 C G Spitler, “ .. 12 00 J. F. McColly, “ 12 00 J. C. Chilcote, “ 12 00 S. C. Irwin, clerk 55 80 A. Simpson, marshal 45 00 J. W. Childers, night watch.. 21 00 J H. Chapman, treasurer 19 25 W. N. Jones, painting fountains..... 1 00 ROAD FUND W. H. Stevenson, work on street. . . 60 Al Blake, “ *• “. .. 570 J. W. Speaks “ “ *• ... 135 Chas. Cordray •• “ , “ ... 405 B. H. Dillon •* “ ‘ ... 435 Fred Stocksick, “ “ “ .. . ISo Wm. Simons “ “ *• ... 630 John Hoffman “ “ “ ... 570 Ray Thomas “ •* “ 300 J. A. Ramey “ *• “ ... 420 Geo. Newman “ “ •• ... 270 Janies Elliott “ “ ... 1 35 Joe Rowen •• “ “ . . 300 Wm. Zink, gravel 50 Hiram Day, cement 16 90

WATER FUND. Conrad Hildebrand, salary to April I. 25 00 C. E. Mills, insurance premium on pumps 6 75 WASHINGTON STREET IMPROVEMENT. J H. Chapman interest 96 82 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND C. S. Chamberlain, salary 37 50 Peter Giver “ 2500 C L. Thornton “ 25 00 Ralph E Jones, work on line 1 40 S. C. Irwin, work on books 14 90 Hit am Day, materials. 32 45 Rensselaer Feed & Fuel Co., delivering c0a1.... 48 00 General Electric Co., supplies2o 53 J 11. Chapman, treasurer, freight. ... 94 38 The Coal Bluff Mining Co , coallls 08